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Alhaji Garba Supa

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Garba Supa was a popular Hausa praise singer and musician from Kano state, Nigeria who rose to prominence in the 1960s. He played the kukuma, a small one-stringed secular fiddle and incorporated actual dancing troupes, which became popular among young urban working-class people. Garba Supa's unique style of praise singing deviated from traditional Hausa praise singing by singing about everyday heroes and unusual characters. His repertoire was varied, which became an immensely popular wedding standard in Northern Nigeria in the 1980s and 1990s.

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